Play Bambi, a Life in the Woods — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Felix Salten, 1923

Be born a fawn in the great forest and live a whole life through its seasons — first meadow, first snow, first thunder of the hunters' guns. Learn the woods' hard wisdom from the old stag, and grow, choice by choice, into the Prince of the forest.

A moment from one playthrough

The meadow is bright and endless and every instinct says run and leap in the open — but your mother has frozen, ears flat, and somewhere at the tree line there's a sound the forest calls 'He.' A crow bursts up, screaming warning. Bolt for the far woods across the open grass, or drop flat in the ferns and trust your mother's stillness?

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Start free — 10 diamonds when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live Bambi, a Life in the Woods, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of Bambi, a Life in the Woods, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Felix Salten's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Felix Salten's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of Bambi, a Life in the Woods unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing Bambi, a Life in the Woods

Is Bambi, a Life in the Woods free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open Bambi, a Life in the Woods and step into the first scenes. After that, diamonds cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused diamonds are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Felix Salten's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds Bambi, a Life in the Woods as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play Bambi, a Life in the Woods aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and Bambi, a Life in the Woods plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.